Johanniter International Assistance. (www.johanniter-int.org) is a German non-governmental organisation, dedicated to excellence in the field of first aid, ambulance service, social service programmes and other projects in the medical and social field. The Federal Headquarters are based in Berlin, Germany. Johanniter International Assistance is the operational unit for humanitarian aid, development co-operation and emergency relief, implementing and supporting mostly health projects worldwide.

Johanniter is working is Afghanistan since October 2002 providing emergency aid, rehabilitation of health facilities, medical care and capacity building for community health workers, students, teachers and professionals of NGOs and government agencies in disaster preparedness and first aid skills. Johanniter’s country office is located in Kabul and has operational coverage in the North, Northeastern and central region with possibility of expansion in the South and Western provinces of Afghanistan.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Screening of the children of less than five years and Pregnant and lactating women for nutrition status.
• Identify U5 Children and PLWs with nutrition and refer them to nearby treatment center
• Provide health education to women, children and men attending health facilities on nutrition
• Participate in monthly meeting with CHWs and encourage them for community level nutrition screening and collect their monthly report
• Liaise with different section of the health facility to ensure referral of patients/client for nutrition screening and avoid missed opportunity
• Monthly nutrition related reporting
• Follow good follow up of referred out patients by line supervisor with the nutrition treatment centres
• Working closely with the project manager and field staff.
• Mobilize the community around the promotion of optimal infant and young child feeding practices and health seeking behaviours
• Daily supervision of support group meetings in communities.
• Facilitate the formation of Mother-to-Mother and Father to father support groups meetings and conduct supportive supervision/spot checks during support group meetings.
• Support in the referral of malnourished cases from support groups to health facilities offering Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) services.
• Collate and compile program monthly data reports.
• Participate in the training of lead mothers and support group members on Food Demonstration
• Working closely with the other project staff (FSL, Education, CP) to ensure timely referral and linkage across projects
• Provide capacity building and trainings to community nutrition mobilizers, and Community Nutrition Volunteer Mobilizers or CHW.
• Ensure monthly and quarterly follow up with Community Mobilizers and community leaders through review/feedback meetings.
• Ensure that beneficiaries benefiting from the nutrition activities
• Work closely with the MEAL team to ensure that data are captured in a correct and accurate manner
• Assist the project team in giving supportive supervision to community volunteers.
• Compile and submit reports on weekly progress report
• Undertake any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor.
• Plan, coordinate and organize activities to improve nutrition care practices and training of the targeted community people
• To conduct KAP survey at targeted communities
• Impart hygiene awareness sessions to children and parents on significance of hygiene practices
• Conduct nutrition care awareness in a way that behaviour change can occur
• Have a detailed and regular plan for conducting nutrition care awareness sessions
• To work for the promotion of nutrition care practices at community level
• To closely work with the religious leaders at provincial and community level in order to develop and disseminate Islamic nutrition care key messages
• Make known for community the importance, significance and impact of good nutrition care practice
• Integrate Islamic nutrition care key messages into the educational sessions of targeted health facilities and health posts
• Build and maintain good relationships with community members and leaders,
• Coordinate with the Project Manager and other relevant project staff in all issues related to the implementation of project activities.
• Provide daily/weekly progress/activity reports
• Motivate the community for contribution in program.
• Keep an updated record of all field activities
• To participate into the Friday prayers of the targeted communities in consultation with project manager and other relevant staffs
• Provide support to CHWs through training and technical assistance
• Any other tasks referred by supervisor (Medical Doctor).

Nursing, Midwifery Diploma.

Experience:

At least 2 to 3 years of experience in the field of health and nutrition at the community level.

Language Professions:

Proficiency in Dari or Pashto is required

Applications for this position (including a cover letter and CV in one pdf file) should be sent to:  recruitment.afghanistan@thejohanniter.org before 11th Feb 2025.

Please include 'Nutrition Counsellor- Female JUH-0012' along with the specific location in the subject line of your email.

Priority will be given to individuals with disabilities and those residing in the local communities where the services are provided.

Note: Please do not send duplicated applications with extra supporting documents or linked CVs.

Only completed applications will be considered.